Director, Platform Engineering
Director, Platform Engineering
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$ 150000 - 200000
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We are open to NYC or San Francisco based candidates
The rise of generative AI is fundamentally changing how people search for information and discover brands online.Conductoris the only end-to-end AI-first platform that enables enterprises to create high-performing valuable content at scale and ensure their brand is found everywhere customers are lookingfrom Google to generative AI engines like ChatGPT. Recognized by Forrester as a Leader and #1 rated by customers on G2 and TrustRadius we are committed to building a workplace where our people can grow and make a positive impact.
Conductor is a mission-driven company with a commitment to innovation customer success and culture. For Conductor success is improving the lives of everyone in our orbitour customers our customers customers our employee-owners and our communities.
We are seeking a seasoned and strategic Director of Platform Engineering to lead our core technology foundations. This executive will be responsible for the team that manages our DevOps CI/CD and production systems. This is a pivotal role that moves beyond day-to-day operations to focus on long-term strategy financial accountability and executive-level partnership. You will be entrusted with shaping the future of our platforms architecture ensuring it is scalable cost-effective and aligned with our strategic business objectives. Your leadership will be critical in driving multi-year vendor negotiations and communicating our technology strategy and its business implications directly to our senior leadership team.
What youll do (Responsibilities):
- Executive Leadership & Strategy: Develop and execute a long-term vision and strategic roadmap for the companys platform infrastructure directly aligning it with overarching business goals.
- Executive level Communication: Serve as the primary engineering liaison to senior business leaders including the VP of Engineering CPO CFO and CEO. Regularly present strategy key performance indicators (KPIs) budget analyses and major investment proposals.
- Vendor Negotiation & Management: Lead negotiations for multi-year high-value contracts with key technology vendors and partners. Drive cost-optimization and ensure favorable terms that support our long-term financial and technical strategies.
- Team Leadership & Development: Mentor and guide a high-performing team of motivated engineers fostering a culture of innovation accountability and professional growth.
- Financial & Business Acumen: Own the budget for platform engineering including forecasting cost optimization and reporting. Identify and execute on opportunities to improve gross margins through strategic infrastructure improvements.
- Architectural Oversight with a hands-on mindset: Regularly assess the health and scalability of our architecture and systems. Champion and secure investment for necessary upgrades and modernization initiatives to maintain a competitive edge.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with stakeholders across Engineering Product and Finance to evangelize drive and gain buy-in for critical technology initiatives.
- Security & Compliance: Work in close collaboration with the InfoSec team to ensure our platform and infrastructure adhere to the highest standards of security and maintain all necessary certifications.
Who you are (Required Skills/Abilities):
Experience: A minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in technology leadership with at least 5 years in a senior role (Director or above) defining infrastructure strategy for a large-scale SaaS environment.
Business Acumen: Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts and decisions into clear financial and strategic business impacts for a non-technical executive audience.
Vendor Negotiations: Proven track record of successfully leading and executing complex multi-year contract negotiations with major technology vendors (e.g. AWS Datadog etc.).
Executive Communication: Exceptional communication and presentation skills with extensive experience presenting to and collaborating with VP and C-level executives.
Technical Foundation: A strong technical background in modern infrastructure is essential. This includes extensive experience with:
- Managing production Kubernetes environments at scale.
- Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform).
- Major cloud providers (AWS preferred).
- Bare metal infrastructure management.
- CI/CD pipelines and associated technologies.
- Large-scale database operations (NoSQL and RDBMS).
Leadership: Proven ability to lead inspire and develop engineering talent.
SaaS Expertise: Deep understanding of the operational and financial intricacies of running a high-availability SaaS platform.
Educational Background: A Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field is preferred; an MBA or equivalent business experience is a significant plus.
Compensation: Conductormaintains competitive performance-based compensation programs.
The base salary for this role is currently $150000 - $200000. The actual base salary offered may vary within this range based on education knowledge skills abilities relevant experience internal equity and geographic location among other actual compensation if offered a position will be based on these factors.
Variable compensation:In addition to base salary this role is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on attainment of corporate revenue performance targets.
Benefits: Conductor offers the following attractive benefits and perks including: 100% covered employee medical plan a dental & vision plans 401(k) with employer contribution an unlimited vacation policy 10 sick days short-term disability long-term disability generous paid parental leave employee assistance program flexible savings accounts paid holidays life and accidental death insurance and a host of perks.
Conductor LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Bringing in diverse perspectives and challenging our assumptions is the clear key to growth; it drives innovation creativity faster problem-solving and stronger decision making. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire promote train discipline or discharge will be based on merit competence performance and business needs.
Conductor does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race color ancestry national origin religion or religious creed mental or physical disability medical condition genetic information sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age marital status military or veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law or local addition it is the policy of Conductor to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws regulations and ordinances where a particular employee works.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
